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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 195, 16 February 1914, Page 4

A notable' event. The gathering in New Plymouth this "'eek of the newspaper proprietors and iaster printers of the Dominion i- an event of importance. They have co::ie —or, rather, are coming—here at the instance of the local Tourist uu4 Expansion League, which realised when inviting them last year that there is no better place, in the Dominion for holding the conference than New Plymouth, and also, incidentally, that it would afford the "eyes and ears" of the New Zealand Press an excellent opportunity of seeing for themselves the attractions and beauties and resources of the town and district. Lately, through the efforts of the League, these have been strikingly brought before the outside world by means of moving pictures, advertisements and illustrated printed matter, but to fully appreciate them they have to be actually seen. Townspeople will, we are sure, do whitover lies in their power to make the stay of the visitors interesting and enjoyable. The pressmen will have come primarily to work, but there is no reason why they should not between times be shown our principal features of interest. . The Tourist League, in conjunction with the oil companies, is arranging a trip to the Moturoa oil field, whilst a movement is afoot to '■do" the mountain at the conclusion of the visitors' labors. The conveyance of so many visitors to the I tain is no light undertaking, anu iu enable it to be carried out successfully, as we trust it will be, it will he necessary to enlist the help of local private motor ear owners. Already, we Understand, a number of them have placwl their machines at the service of those who are engaged in organising the trip, mid we hope many more will be equally public-spirited and patriotic. New Plymouth is one of the most hospitable towns in the Dominion, and it ill be through no fault of its citizens if the visitors do not go away with plea- J